Table 3. Association Between Risk Factors and Age Groups in the Elderly (n=149).
| Risk factors | Age groups (in years) | Total (%) | Significance (P- value) | ||||
| 60-69 (n=73) | 70-79 (n=51) | 80-89 (n=20) | 90 and above (n=5) | ||||
| Gender | NS | ||||||
| Male : Female (%) | 64 : 36 | 49 : 51 | 60 : 40 | 60 : 40 | 58 : 42 | ||
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 41 (56) | 38 (75) | 11 (55) | 1 (20) | 91 (61) | = 0.037 | |
| Hypertension | 59 (80) | 44 (86) | 18 (90) | 3(60) | 124 (83) | NS | |
| Diabetes (%) | 52 (71) | 39 (77) | 10 (50) | 5 (100) | 106 (71) | NS | |
| Atrial Fibrillation or Supra Ventricular Tachycardia (%) | 9 (12) | 10 (20) | 8 (40) | 1 (20) | 28 (19) | = 0.048 | |
| Coronary Artery Disease (%) | 14 (19) | 18 (35) | 5 (25) | - | 37 (25) | NS | |
| Hypothyroidism N (%) | 8 (11) | 6 (12) | 1 (5) | 1 (20) | 16 (11) | NS | |
| Body Mass Index (%) | Under | 1 (1) | 2 (4) | - | 2 (40) | 5 (3) | = 0.001 |
| Normal | 5 (7) | 7 (14) | 5 (25) | - | 17 (11) | ||
| Overweight | 21 (29) | 16 (31) | 2 (10) | - | 39 (26) | ||
| Class 1 obesity | 14 (19) | 4 (8) | 6 (30) | - | 24 (16) | ||
| Class 2 obesity | 4 (6) | 5 (10) | 1 (5) | - | 10 (7) | ||
| Class 3 obesity | 4 (6) | 4 (8) | - | - | 8 (5) | ||
| Not available | 24 (33) | 13 (26) | 6 (30) | 3 (60%) | 46 (31) | ||